2005 JEEP LIBERTY Steering Problems

Today 6/16/2025 I’m having trouble turning to the right and left leaving from a stop sign we checked to be sure power steering fluid is full and it is. The person who checked the power steering fluid level, said that there is rubber grommets under the hood with the suspension and staring that look like they are all decayed or dry rotted. I have not had a problem with it breaking yet, but I’m sure that’s coming. Not sure it’s safe to drive.

About 6 months ago the passenger side front end to hit the ground, just after going 60 miles an hour thankfully turning in daughter's driveway. Lower ball joint passenger side came apart. On Monday doing 35 mph the driver side hits the pavement hard! Luckily I ditched in a driveway on the left! The tire slammed into the fender well breaking the plastic there and the piece that goes back under the doors? Ball joint broke completely into? I'm on my third day of working in the rain alongside a road repairing this?

Lower ball joints gave out on driver’s side while turning, snapping the wheel/tire from the car and dropping vehicle down abruptly. Dealership who fixed the lower control arm and hitch recalls, did not fix and said there was no Lower Ball Joint recall- which was a confirmed recall and lead to vehicle damage and safety hazard

I was traveling on the highway at about 60 mph, hit a small bump in the highway and nearly lost total control. Pulled over and came to a complete stop. Re-entered the highway and nearly lost control even at a slower speed, 55mph.

Drivers side lower ball joint catastrophic failure with no warning signs evident except split boot(s). Separation/break from upper control arm, tie rod and steering assembly at low speed reverse. NHTSA Recall ID: 06V288000 (Daimler-Chrysler Notification Code: F23) of lower ball joints performed by Chrysler authorized dealer/repair station 2007. Dealer contacted two (2) weeks prior to incident to coordinate possible re-repair and/or consideration of faulty OEM parts used in original recall. Consumer stated gas smell around his car and inside. *JB

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel would shake with the vehicle wobbling. The contact stated that the vehicle was out of alignment. The contact informed the original owner of the failure, who then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ball joint was faulty, but only performed an alignment. The failure recurred. The dealer was made aware of the failure but did not diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 98,500.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while reversing and making a left turn, the front driver’s side ball joint fractured and the lower control arm detached. The steering wheel also shook and jerked while driving approximately 50 mph. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was a recall repaired in 2006, for the ball joints. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.

MY FRONT BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM BROKE WHY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD

BUSHING AND BODY BUSHING ON FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, OR WHEN SOMEONE ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE, THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE VEHICLE, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SQUEAK FROM THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, EVERY BUMP OR RUFF SPOT IN THE ROAD, TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION, EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CAUSES VERY LOUD SQUEAKING, THE SQUEAKING IS PRESENT WITH SIMPLE ROCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING FEELS TIGHTER AND SIMPLE TURNS REQUIRE MORE BODY MUSCLE USE, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. THE SQUEAKING/RUBBING IS PRESENT, AT ALL TIMES, WHEN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT OR POSITION CHANGES FROM DRIVER/PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FEELS LIKE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT, OR THAT THE FRICTION FROM THE RUBBING OR PIECES IN THE FRONT/ FRONT SUSPENSION, IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMETHING...

PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, A STATE THAT HAS EXCESSIVE COLD AND ICY WEATHER, STREETS ARE HEAVILY SALTED. THE JEEP I PURCHASED HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS, MAJOR WAS THE REAR END CONTROL ARM, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED. 2005 JEEP LIBERTY ALSO HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE COOLING FAN TO SHORT OUT. HAVING IT TO BE FREQUENTLY REPLACED ONCE A YEAR. 2ND MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FRONT UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT. ALONG WITH WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, BOTH CORRODES AND CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO BRAKE INTO, RESULTING IN A LOST OF STEERING CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THESE MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS NEEDS SHOULD BE RECALLED, SO THEY CAN BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. I'VE TAKEN THE JEEP TO DIFFERENT REPAIRS SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE JEEPS ARE KNOWN FOR SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL ARM PROBLEMS AND...

WHEN I TURN SHARPLY BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT THE CAR STOPS, THE WHEELS ARE HITTING SOME BAR UNDER THE VEHICLE.

THIS HAS TO DO WITH RECALL F23 FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. BY JEEPS WEB SITE THE WORK WAS DONE, BUT ON FEB 6TH OF THIS YEAR THE FRONT END FAILED JUST AS I LEFT MY PARKING SPACE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I WOULD BEEN ON NJ 295 TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN OLDER RECALL ON THIS CAR, I HAD THE WORK DONE BY AN OUTSIDE SHOP, SEE ATTACHED BILL.

CONSTANT GRINDING, SQUEAKING WITH MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD IT WAS BALL JOINT AND ARM, ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS...HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING.....WAS THERE A RECALL REGARDING THIS?

LOWER BALL JOINT ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN, AFTER THEY WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL. THE BREAK CAUSED DAMAGE ALSO TO THE TIRES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (HILL-KELLY DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP, RAM LOCATED AT 6171 PENSACOLA BLVD PENSACOLA, FL 32505) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND LOWER SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,623.

LOWER FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID IT WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED. I ASKED FOR A LOCATION AND A SERVICE ORDER AND THE WOULD NOT GIVE IT TO ME. THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO TAKE IT TO THE JEEP DEALER WHICH I CANT BECAUSE IT IS BROKE. THESE BALL JOINTS WHERE RECALLED FOR BREAKING. NOW FOR A SECOND TIME IT BROKE AND I CANT GET ANY PROOF THAT IT WAS EVER REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM FRACTURED ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED DRIVING WHEELS SLOPPY. THERE IS TO BOLTS IN FRONT FRAME CONNECTED TO STEERING,WHEN TURN WHEELS ONE SIDE STAYS AND REST PIVOTS AS NEED TO TURN STEERING. ON OTHER SIDE BOLT AND WHOLE BOLT AND MECHANISM PIVOTS AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. MAKES A POPPING SOUND AS WELL. HAVE NOTICED RECENTLY THAT IF HIT A BUMP STEERING GET VERY SHAKY.

THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY COMPLAINT FOR THE 3 RECALLS. BALL JOINTS, TRAILER HITCH AND CONTROL ARMS. ON THIS DAY I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO TRANSITOWNE IN WILLIAMSVILLE, NY FOR THE RECALLS, I NEVER RECEIVED THE BALL JOINT RECALL PREVIOUSLY. MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE, NO NOISE, NO PROBLEMS AND WAS CURRENTLY IN MINT CONDITION MECHANICALLY AND OTHERWISE. I DROPPED IT OFF THURSDAY NIGHT 5/7/2015 TO BE WORKED ON 7/8/2015. THEY CALLED THE MORNING OF 7/8/2015 TO SAY THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE. AS I DROVE HOME THE WHEEL SHAKES AND FRONT END MAKES NOISE WHILE BRAKING AND SOUNDS LOOSE. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT, THEY WERE RUDE AND AFTER MY OBVIOUS FRUSTRATION FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE A TEST DRIVE. WHEN SAL, THE SERVICE COORDINATOR CAME BACK AND ACTUALLY ADMITTED (WITH A WITNESS) I WAS ONE IN A MILLION THAT RECEIVED BAD BALL JOINTS BUT THAT THEY DON'T...

I WAS COMING HOME THE DAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY. IT WAS A BUSY DAY AROUND 4:30 PM. I BEGAN HEADING DOWN THE HEEL AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART, STEER, BRAKE OR CONTROL ANY ASPECT OF THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, IT THREW ME FORWARD INTO THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME SAW ME WAVING AND YELLING I COULDN'T STOP AND RISKED HIS LIFE BY PULLING IN FRONT OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO ALLOW MY CAR TO CONTINUE SOARING DOWN THE HILL. ONCE I REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, MY VEHICLE CAME TO REST BETWEEN TWO LANES OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. MIND YOU THIS ROAD HAS HILLS COMING FROM BOTH WAYS. FORTUNATELY AGAIN, A TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME ALONG AND STOPPED TRAFFIC UNTIL HE COULD SAFELY TOW ME INTO MY DRIVEWAY (FREE OF CHARGE). WHEN I...

MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR ROUTE AT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF ON IT'S OWN AND BEGINS TO SWERVE PICKING UP SPEED WHILE BOTH MY FEET ARE OFF OF THE PEDALS. IT HITS ONE CONCRETE WALL ON A BRIDGE AND PROCEEDS TO CROSS YELLOW LINE PICKING UP MORE SPEED BEFORE SMASHING STRAIGHT INTO OTHER CONCRETE WALL. IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THIS VEHICLE FROM CONTINUING ON. AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND SPLIT EXPELLING STRANGE ODOR. A JEEP DEALER COMMENTED THAT EITHER A SENSOR WENT OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD STUCK. I COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT BY STEERING AT ALL.

IN A CLEAR SUNNY DAY I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A BIG BANG ON MY LOWER END FRONT OF MY JEEP LIBERTY. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD THAT COULD HAVE DAMAGED IT. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR OF ANY DEBRIS. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS TAKING IT IN INTO MY JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. FINALLY NOT THIRD BUT FORTH WAS A CHARM WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE LOWER FRONT ARMS AND BUSHING NEEDED REPLACING. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY JEEP OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I WANT TO KNOW WHY THESE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

I HAD TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKE. I HAD THIS TAKEN CARE OF BY A NON JEEP DEALER DUE TO SHORT ON FUNDS TO HAVE IT DONE BY A JEEP DEALER, AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED DID NOT KNOW JEEP WOULD HAVE COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN FIX BACK IN 2007. THIS JEEP I HAD PURCHASED USED IN DEC 2013. I HAD CALLED JEEP CORP TO CHECK ON RECALLS AFTER I HAD FIRST PURCHASED. FOUND THINGS WERE FIXED BUT WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THAT WORK THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2007 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOW THAT AT THE TIME I HAD THIS ISSUE AGAIN ON JULY 26 2014 I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE JEEP DEALER,...

WHEN DRIVING OVER METAL PLATES OR SMALL PATCHES OF ICE FRONT WHEELS LOCK AND MAKE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE IF BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. THIS IS HAPPENING AT VERY LOW SPEED. I BOUGHT THIS JEEP USED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING FASTER THAN 15 MPH, WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD SWERVE VIOLENTLY AND RANDOMLY TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V085000, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A LIGHT POLE AND SMALL TREE. DRIVER WAS FORCED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A HEAD ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO OF THE FRONT BUMPER SENSORS WERE HIT, BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVE HIT THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAD BROKEN OFF WITH HER STERNUM, AND THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A QUESTION INVOLVING THE SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING EITHER OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN PLACE. THE 2005 JEEP HAD SEVERAL RECALLS, AND MANY SHOP BULLETINS OF PART FAILURES ON FILE THOUGH THIS ONE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND CERTIFIED AS OK...UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF UPDATED *JB

FAILURE OF STEERING COLUMN ROD TO ACTUATE IGNITION SENSE SWITCH CAUSED VEHICLE NO START AND DRIVER STRANDED. ROD GOES BETWEEN KEY CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH. KEY CAN STILL BE TURNED, BUT IF IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT ACTUATE ENGINE DOES NOT START. THERE ARE NO DEALER SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS IN STEERING COLUMN. THIS LEADS TO THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING REPLACEMENT FOR THE FAILURE OF A 3MM ALUMINUM CAST ROD. DEALER ESTIMATE OF $1200 FOR REPAIR. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF DUE TO THE FIVE STUDS BEING SHEARED OFF. FIRST INCIDENT WAS @ 104104MI AND SECOND AT 152212MI. ALL MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON THE 4X4. NO OF-ROAD ROUGH TREATMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD WHINING NOISES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VIN. THE CONTACT DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE IGNITION ROD BEING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON A RAINY MORNING ON 11/13/2012 WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY JEEP LIBERTY WENT INTO A SKID AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE ROADSIDE BARRIER. THE FRONT AND BACK BUMPERS WERE DAMAGED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE SKID BUT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AND COULD NOT BE STEERED TO HELP CONTROL THE TRUCK. THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SKID. MY HUSBAND HAD ASKED OUR LOCAL SERVICE DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE JEEP SUSPENSION AND WAS NOT A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE OPERATION. BASED ON THAT INQUIRY, I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. HOWEVER, NOW I AM NOT SO SURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ON A VEHICLE SHOULD LOCKED IN PLACE AND NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,989. UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF UPDATED 8/31/2012 *JS

LATE NIGHT I HAD STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD BEGUN TO MOVE WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK END OF THE JEEP. I WAS THEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 - 35 MPH WHEN THE BACKEND STARTED TO "SLIDE" OUT LIKE I WAS ON ICE. SINCE THERE WAS NO ICE I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT WITH A FLASHLIGHT. I CHECKED THE WHEELS, PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND SINCE I WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO HOME I DROVE BETWEEN 10 - 15 MPH. TODAY I FOUND OUT THE ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS WAS SO RUSTED THAT IT BROKE AND THE OTHER WAS RUSTED BADLY WHERE IT WAS WELDED. NOTHING ELSE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE JEEP LOOKED SO RUSTED AND I TAKE GOOD CARE TO GET THE UNDER BODY WASHED OFTEN IN THE WINTER. THE ARMS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN SITTING IN A...

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM MY JOB EARLY AND I HAD NOTICED A FUNNY GRINDING SOUND WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I GOT OUT, CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND SAW NOTHING. I THEN DROVE HOME ABOUT 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE MY CAR HAD BEGAN GOING RIGHT THEN LEFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT AT ALL. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT GOING FAST AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND LEARNED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARMS HAD BOTH COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE ONLY THING KEEPING MY JEEPS REAR END TOGETHER WAS A SWAY BAR. THE MECHANIC SAYS HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER...

MY JEEP IS MAKING WINDING AND GRINDING NOISES. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE BALL JOINTS WHICH CHRYSLER EVENTUALLY AGREED TO REPLACE SINCE IT IS CONSIDERED A REPEAT RECALL FOR THEM BUT THE NOISE, VIBRATION AND SHIMMY IN THE STEERING HAS PERSISTED AND THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I ALSO NEED CONTROL ARMS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME TO FOLLOW UP. DAYS LATER WHEN I FINALLY TRACKED HIM DOWN IN BETWEEN HIS BREAKS AND PHONE CALLS HE TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVEN'T TAKEN MY CAR OFF ROAD AND IT HASN'T BEEN IN THE SNOW OR ON SALTY ROADS. THE LAST TIME...

I CANNOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING COLUMN SEEMS TO BE VERY LOOSE AND THE JEEP SHIMMIES. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN YOU REACH MAYBE 50 MPH THE BACK END SEEMS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. CAUSING ALOT OF SHAKING AND PULLING GOING ON. A VERY UNSTEADY RIDE. AND NOTICED WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT THE FAST PACE THE FRONT END WANTS TO GO TO THE LEFT WHILE THE BACK END WANTS TO GO TO THE RIGHT. VERY SCARY DRIVING CONDITIONS. TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THAT JEEPS HAVE ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING. BUT WHEN I NOTICED THAT WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP A LOUD CLANKING NOISE HAPPENS I DECIDED TO LOOK ON LINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE STARTER AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WERE ALUMINUM PIECES THAT FRACTURED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS IGNORING THE ISSUE WHICH HE STATED WAS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,100. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT 35 MILES/HOUR, THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND THEN AROUND, AND STOPPED ON THE OPPOSITE LANE. IT WAS RAINING AND THE ROAD WAS WET. NO HARD BRAKE OR ACCELERATION BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SEEMED ON BUT THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T WORK. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND RESTART IT. THEN EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING. COULDN'T VISUALLY SEE ANYTHING WRONG FROM THE OUTSIDE OR UNDER THE HOOD. ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL. SCARED TO DEATH. THE VEHICLE HAD NO ANY ISSUES BEFORE. IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN WORKING FINE. IT ONLY HAD ~55K MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, SEVERAL BRUISES AND CUTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATION HAD NOT OCCURRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 06/22/10.*LJ

THE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON THE STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKS AND RELEASES OFTEN WITH NO WARNING. I FIND THE LOCK BAR DROPPED DOWN AND FULLY RELEASED. WHEN RESETTING IT IS NOT FIRMLY HELD IN PLACE. IT IS A REAL CHALLENGE TO CONTROL A STEERING WHEEL THAT MOVES UP AND DOWN. *TR

STEERING PART ON LEFT SIDE BROKE OFF (STILL IN RUBBER BOOT) AND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ROLLED OVER @ 30 MPH. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WHOSE IGNITION SWITCH JUST FAILED. HAD IT TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED (WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY), BUT IT ENTAILS ALSO EXCHANGING THE STEERING COLUMN (WHICH, IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY). THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY $800.00 TO FIX THIS MY WARRANTY WHICH IS STILL UNDER EFFECT THAT COMPONENTS NOT LISTED ARE NOT COVERED UNLESS REQUIRED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF A COVERED COMPONENT. HAVING READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT WITH JEEP LIBERTIES STARTING WITH YEAR 2002 TO PRESENT, IT BECOMES OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND IT APPEARS JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AND IS COERCING PEOPLE (EVEN UNDER WARRANTY) TO PAY FOR THIS. THE PARTS ARE NOT EVEN IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET, BUT I THINK IT IS SERIOUS TO NOTE THE INCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN INSIDE WHERE IGNITION SWITCH IS CRACKED,THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAS 90000 MILES ON IT BUT IT WAS IN A CRASH AND NOW THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR. IT WILL NOT START, AND IT SHORTED OUT THE BATTERY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY 3/10 MILE PRIVATE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY A 12% GRADE WITH BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR WENT 150' & DOWN A 12' EMBANKMENT HEAD FIRST ONTO A GRAVEL DRIVE AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. I WAS CONSCIOUS AT ALL TIMES AND CRAWLED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. IT WAS AN HOUR BEFORE I WAS FOUND. I HAD 2 BROKEN LEGS & CRACKED 2ND VERTEBRA. I SPENT 5 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS & A NURSING HOME WITH A HALO ON MY HEAD & FIXATORS ON MY LEGS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT CRASHED INTO AN IDLE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT STRANGE, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 10060304 WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,802.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY AROUND THE END OF MARCH STATING THAT THE BALL JOINTS COULD CORRODE AND COME APART WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN CAUSING A CRASH. MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AUTO WORLD IN BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA. WE HAVE CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. WE CALLED THEM AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WAS TOLD THAT DAIMERLER CHRYSLER IS NOT SENDING THEM THE PARTS THAT THEY NEED TO FIX THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY GETTING 1 OR 2 SETS OF BALL JOINTS PER MONTH FROM THEM. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD US THAT WE WERE #12 ON THEIR LIST AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE. I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM...

I PURCHASED THIS LIBERTY RENEGADE IN OCTOBER OF 2006 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE. THE MAIN SYMPTOM IS THAT WHEN IT IS (OR HAS BEEN) RAINING, THERE IS A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE AREA OF THE WHEELS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND ON THE MATERIAL OF THE BRAKES (TWICE) AND THE SAME SYMPTOM IS HAPPENING. THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WAS BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS TO GET TO AIR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY, AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT FEEL VERY SAFE. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK FOR A 4TH TIME AND THERE ARE ONLY 18.000 MILES ON IT. *JB

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 WAS SERVICED ON JANUARY 11, 2007 AT ITS PLACE OF PURCHASE (BROWN DAUB CHRYSLER IN EASTON, PA). I HAD DESCRIBED TO MY SERVICE TECH THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND THAT THE CAR HAD PULLED TO THE RIGHT OFF AND ON (EVERY FEW DAYS) WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE FOUND A "NORMAL NOISE" RELATED TO AN AIR VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING, AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS OPERATING THE JEEP LIBERTY ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN PARK AT A DRIVE-UP ATM. WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, THE FRONT TIRES GRABBED, THE CAR KICKED FORWARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE JEEP RODE UP OVER A CONCRETE CURB AND STRUCK A CEMENT POLE, SHATTERING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW, RIPPING OFF...